: a cello player
a yard-long implement that looks just like a cellist's bow, only larger.—
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Outside, Peter, Paul and Mary, Yarrow performed and recorded in a different trio with his daughter, Bethany, and cellist Rufus Cappadocia.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 7 Jan. 2025
The hard work, the hours with the honors orchestra at Franklin High School, the time in the Tennessee Youth Symphony, the lessons with Nashville Symphony cellist Andrew Dunn, the guidance from your orchestra teacher Susan Abell all paid off.
—The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
Committee of 100 members include East West Bank Chairman Dominic Ng, cellist Yo-Yo Ma, Hang Lung Properties Honorary Chair Ronnie Chan, and Golden Eagle International’s billionaire CEO Roger Wang.
—Russell Flannery, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
Her mother was a dancer, her father a violinist and cellist.
—Carmel Dagan, Variety, 17 Oct. 2024
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Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 7 Jan. 2025
The hard work, the hours with the honors orchestra at Franklin High School, the time in the Tennessee Youth Symphony, the lessons with Nashville Symphony cellist Andrew Dunn, the guidance from your orchestra teacher Susan Abell all paid off.
—The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
Committee of 100 members include East West Bank Chairman Dominic Ng, cellist Yo-Yo Ma, Hang Lung Properties Honorary Chair Ronnie Chan, and Golden Eagle International’s billionaire CEO Roger Wang.
—Russell Flannery, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
Her mother was a dancer, her father a violinist and cellist.
—Carmel Dagan, Variety, 17 Oct. 2024
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“Cellist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cellist. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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